The perfect alternative to lengthy fiction anthologies, this brief, inexpensive, and diverse collection of 42 short stories provides a concise yet complete introduction to the study of fiction.

The perfect alternative to lengthy fiction anthologies, this brief, inexpensive, and diverse collection of 42 short stories provides a concise yet complete introduction to the study of fiction.  Chronologically organized, the diverse selection of stories includes the disciplineÆs most frequently taught short stories accompanied by illustrative headnotes.  An ôIntroduction to Fictionö provides an overview of the genre, defining key literary terms in context.  ôWriting about Fictionö offers instruction for writing essays and covers MLA style citation.  This edition includes eight new selections including new stories by Eudora Welty, Ursula LeGuin, and Daniel Orozco.  The introductionnow includes student sample essays, providing readers with examples of strong student writing.